Oversight’s key to ensure sustainability in outer space: Guterres | UN News
Effective governance of outer space is necessary to propel innovation and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a new policy brief published on Wednesday.
Space traffic
“Such a regime…would foster transparency, confidence-building and the interoperability of space operations in Earth orbit and beyond, including on the Moon and other celestial bodies.”
Alternatively, the Committee could consider developing new governance frameworks for various areas of space sustainability, such as space traffic management, space debris removal and space resource activities.
Space for women
UN entities are also urged to boost efforts to advance the equal participation of women in the aerospace sector, including through programmes that promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for girls.
